The Last Voyage of the Karluk by Bartlett, Capt. Bob

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The Last Voyage of the Karluk

In 1913, explorer Viljhalmur Stefansson hired William McKinlay to join the "Karluk" on a mission to chart the waters north of Alaska. The crew was untrained, the ship was ill-suited to the icy conditions, and almost at once the "Karluk" was crushed--at which point Stefansson abandoned his crew to continue his journey on another ship. This is the only first-hand account of what followed: a nightmarish struggle for survival in which half the crew perished, one was mysteriously shot, and the rest failed nearly to death until they were rescued 12 months later. This is one of the most compelling survival stories ever written.